Description |
245 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm |
Note |
"A Doubleday book for young readers." |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
Seeds of change 1901-1914 -- Shell shock 1914-1919 -- Boom to bust 1920-1929 -- Stormy weather 1929-1936 -- Over the edge 1936-1941 -- Global nightmare 1941-1945 -- An uneasy peace 1946-1952 -- Mass markets 1953-1961 -- Into the streets 1961-1969 -- Years of doubt 1969-1981 -- New morning 1981-1989 -- Machine dreams 1989-1999. |
Summary |
An adaptation of the bestselling adult version of The Century, offering young Americans a unique look at the past 100 years, via not only archival material but through the eyes of the people who lived through it. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.6 12.0 34800. |
Subject |
History, Modern -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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History, Modern -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
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History, Modern -- 20th century.
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Twentieth century.
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Added Author |
Jennings, Peter, 1938-2005
Century.
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Brewster, Todd.
Century.
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Bourbeau, Katherine.
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ISBN |
0385327080 |
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